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NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—' Dram—La Tovn bx Nusie—uetsr Bates OF BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Guosr oF Aurensunc— Srrevias—Wanpxning Stems BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.—Tar Prtuox—inpian Carers, WARRIORS AND Squaws, &c.. at all hours Hauxtap Cuamame—Quirx at Home—Aiter- noon and Evening. BRYANT'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- os Sones, Dances, Burvxsques, &c.—Tux WOOD'S MINSTREL BALL, 5\4 Broadway.<Etmiorran Foncs, Dances, 40.—THe Gu ost. AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Batuera, “anrOMiMES, BuRs.zsquRs, &6,—Onx THOUSAND MILLINERS NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Cuniositixs anv Lectorxs, trom 9 A. M.'till 10 P. ae New York, imday, August 23, 1863. THE SITUATION. ‘There is no news regarding the progress of the siege of Charleston. The rumors in the city yes- terday as to its capture,we need hardly say, were entirely without confirmation. Officers recently arrived in Washington from the front report that nO movement whatever has taken place in either General Meade’s or General Lee’s army beyond the occasional skirmishing in which the cavalry are daily engaged. The position of both armies is unchanged. The news from the Southwest indicates, as we before stated, some important movements on the part of the armies of Generals Rosecrans and Burnside. Our information to the 19th is to the effect that General Rosecrans has advanced on Chattanooga, and General Burnside on Knoxville. We may, therefore, expect some stirring intelli- gence from these points before many days. * The raid of guerillas, under the robber chief Quantrell, upon the town of Lawrence, Kansas, which we published yesterday, proves to have becna most bloody and cruel affair. The maraud- ers spared neither sex nor age. The list of killed numbers one hundred and eighty, and every house’ in the town was destroyed. Moat of the victims were killed in their own houses, with their wives and children clinging around them. The details of this terrible affair, which we publish in another column, are most harrowing. The rebel chief, after perpetrat- ing the barbarous act, retreated to Missouri with his gang. The people of Lawrence, it appears, were wholly unprepared for this sudden attack, and they received no assistance from the military in the district, until too late to avert the calamity. The draft in the Fourth and Seventh districts will commence to-morrow, according to instruc- tions received from Washington. It is understood that in case Cotnptroller Brennan does not suc- ceed in raising money from the capitalists on the Three Milhon ordinance, he will, by direction of the Common Council, use the Sinking Fund for the purpose of meeting the emergency. MI EOUS NEWS. Our advices from St. Thomas are up to the Ist of August. During the month of July the ar- rivals of vessels with breadstufls and provisions were more then usually numerous. The market, however, is rather more quiet than at the date of our previous advices. The Windward mail had nearly brought favorable reports for some articles of American imports, and nearly the whole stock of corn meal was taken for shipment there. Prices paid varied from $4 25 to $4624. In flour the de- mand i undant; but'no immediate decline is looked for. The weather continnes very dry. A meeting of the Foremen and & of the Fire Department was he ight, at Fireman's Hall, for the parpose of tak he draft into eon- ideration. Committees were appointed to confer vith the Common Council and the Insurance com+ anies in reference to raising exemption funds. w further particalars see report in another Ihmn. he draft in New Jersey will commence on Tuess , the 25th inst. It will be very light, asthe sof the State has been nearly made up by stment. re was more activity and buoyancy in the stock ‘yeetordey than on Friday, and the rush to buy tue promivout fancies was very great, and continued tho afternoon, Gold was about 124%, and marwet on Saturday was very dull, and the tendency of prices decidedly downward, The transactions in bread»tuffs were limited, and most articles were do- presred, coro, which was soirce and firmer, having been the only exception. Tho provision market was not ac tivo; but prices wore generally well supported. There was Ions doing in groveries and whiskey; but thoro war no material siteration in value. Hay, hides and leather were selling rather {reely. Totlow was in lees demand. ‘The freight market wag dail, with insignificant engage. ments reported. Im other branches of trade the move. nents wore unimportant she Overwhelming Military Power of Rebellion—A Timely Sub Only Way of Southerm Safety. As the weakness, the deficiencies and the ex- haustion of the rebellion are becoming appe- rent to the world in a thousand manifestations, the military strength and resources of the Union, on the land and on the water, are, we may say, just beginning to be developed. The contrast thus presented is one of the most re- markable and instructive that can be produced from the history of any contending parties of any nation of ancient or modern times. At this juncture we have an army of some five hundred thousand men in the field. The expiration of the terms of service of a large number of regiments, and the casualties of our tremendous military operations since January last, have cut down our aggregate force from between seven and eight hundred thousand to half a million. But, under the draft, and from which the Army of the Potomac alone is being reinforced at the rate of a thousand men a day, there will be, by October next, two hundred thousand fresh men added to our ac- tive land forces; and by November we expect the whole three hundred thousand of the last requisition of the President will be in the field. In the meantime, while against the splendid and powerful army of Rosecrans, advancing ‘down into Georgia from the north, there can be little or no resistance by the defeated, de- pleted, demoralized, ragged and half famished army of Bragg, so, against the superior and invincible legions of Grant and Banks, whether moving eastward or westward from the Mis- sissippi, there is nothing in {he contemptible and disheartened forces remaining to Joe John- ston and his rebel colaborefs in the Southwest to delay, for*even twenty-four hours, the on- ward march of the triumphant old flag of the Union. At the same time we have no doubt whatever that within a few days we shall hear that General Burnside’s army from Kentucky has dislodged and routed the rebel Buckner from East Tennessee, and liberated the long suffering and sorely tried loyal people of that quarter, completely and forever, from the ter- rible despotism of Jeff. Davis and his cruel instruments of persecution. There is but one army of all the late proud and defiant armies of the rebellion which main- tains even the pretence of a bold front and a powerful organized force against our opposing armies. We refer, of course, to the still defiant rebel army of Virginia. But our latest intelli- gence from the Rappahannock would justify the impression that even the army of General Lee is undergoing the pangs of dissolution, and that while he has been threatening another advance towards the Potomac his real object in these demonstrations has been to cover his retreat to Richmond. The desertions from his lines to the lines of our army are much greater than they have ever been heretofore; and these doserters all tell the same story, that the spirit of their army is broken, and that it is rapidly melting away from demoralization and despair. It is altogether probable, there- fore, ghat Generat Lee has been compelled to move nearer to Richmond, in order to keep the remaining remnants of his army together. It is possible, however, that from the sweeping Conscription act of Jeff. Davis he may havegcraped together some fifteen or twenty fresh troops and some ten or fifteen thousand reinforcements from the scat- tered detachments of Wise and Pryor and others around Richmond, and that he is watching and manceuvring for a descent in overwhelming force upon the right or the left flank of General Meade, in the vain hope of another success like that of Gaines’ Mills, on the Chickahominy. It appears, as if in corroboration of this the- ory, that there are very few rebel troops at Richmond, and that the few retained there are employed either to prevent the capture of Jeff. Davis by a “Yankee” raid or to prevent him from running away to parts unknown. In any event, we may safely rely upon the vigilance, sagacity and cool discretion of General Meade to take care and finish up the appointed work of his noble and never-quailing Army of the Potomac. The heaviest blow given to the re- bellion, all things considered, was that of Gettysburg; and whether Lee shall elect to try the offensive again, or to retire behind his intrenchments at Richmond, his next encounter with Meade will be the end of the war and the end of that terrible Southern delusion, an independent Southern confederacy. Indeed, we are expect- ing the whole tottering establishment to come to the ground with a crash with the inevitable fall of Charleston. We cannot understand by what devices or chain of accidents the rebellion can be kept on its broken legs till the meeting of Congress. Sweeping as is the conscription of Davis, it sweeps over a very limited area, and over States already drained of their able bodied men. All the forces he has now in the field and all that he can raise by his conscription ean hardly exceed three hundred thousand men. And what can they do against eight hun- dred thousand, everywhere victorious, and sup- ported by a navy equal in itself to a land force of three hundred thousand men? We expect, then, that the rebellion will be completely ex- tinguished by the meeting of Congress; and, in view of this grand result, what is the policy that should be adopted by the people of the rebellious States? They should proceed in Louisiana, Missis- sippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and in every other reconquered State, as soon as possible, to the important business of electing their mem- bers to both bonuses of Congress, to aid in the work of the reconstruction of the Union upon the basis of the compromises of the constitu- tion, This is the pls peace and reco: for a permanent treaty n suggested by Mr. in his correspondence with the French | government. It would be a wise proceed- |ing on the part of the people of the | rebellious States if -they were at once, }en masse, to repudiate Jeff. Davis, his goverument and his hopeless cause, and pro- ceed to re-establish themselves in the Union, | in season to wield the balance of power at this approaching session of Congress. It is the golden opportunity by which the cotton States may recover all they have lost. But if they permit this opportunity to pass away the disas- ters which they have suffered may be as nothing compared with those which may follow. A timely return to the Union may yet save the cotton States and their peculiar institutions intact; delay may result in their complete destruction; and to a choice between these two alternatives the attention of the Southern people should now be universally drawn. A timely submission is their omy way of safety and their only hove, ‘ments on this continent. The Probable Fall of Charicston. Wall street was yesterday filled with rumors of despatches, through alleged rebel .sources, of the fall of Charleston. The press have not received any despatches of the sort, and it is more than probable that these rumors were made up from the rebel news published in yesterday’s morning journals. This intelligence was contained in the Richmond Whig of the 21st instant, and shows that for twenty-four hours previous the federal operations had been confined to a steady and continuous bombardment of Fort Sumter from the Parrott guns on Morris Island. The fire was so severe that it began to tell on Sum- ter, which could only reply at long intervals. The rebels, although boasting of their ability to hold-the city, even though this famous fortifi- cation should be destroyed, reluctantly confess that “the two hundred-pounder Parrott guns of the enemy are too much for the walla of Sumter.” While some of the Southern journals warn the rebels to look out for the worst at Charleston, they still indulge in the vain hope of being able “to defend the city, street by street and house by‘ house, as long as a foot of earth is left.” The probability is that Charleston has already fallen; and, as a contingency scarcely to be doubted, our sharp friends in Wall street have shrewdly taken advantage of the indications to feather their own nests. The tremendous ef- fect of the two hundred-pounder Parrotts would: soon reduce the fort to ruins; and it is nothing more than a gross absurdity to pretend that the rebels are determined to defend the place inch by inch. As soon as Sumter—their great work—is battered down our gunboats will find no difficulty in ascending the harbor within gunshot of the city, and then the fate of the hotbed of secession will be in our hands. The rebels, or their leaders, are too well con- vinced that this will be the result of the bom- bardment, and hence these meaningless boasts, doubtless intended to cover their flight from the “ doomed city.” In view of the interest now concentra- ting on Charleston, we give all the latest accounts—through rebel sources—from that city up to Thursday, the 20th inst. With the fall of this cradle of treason, there will be but three other important rebel cities to be re- duced to put the finishing stroke to this foul re- bellion. With the occupation of Wilmington, N. C., Mobile and Savannah the whole of the Southern coast, from Fortress Monroe to New Orleans, will be in our possession. The fact is that even now we virtually hold Savan- nah by the tenure of Fort Pulaski; but we wiil not rest content until the city itself is securely in our power. Then comes the military occu-’ pation of the whole of Texas, which will be necessary in view of foreign eventualities and the hostile movements of European govern- As soon as these things are accomplished more than a hundred ships-of-war will be relieved from the trying duty of blockading Southern ports, and at once be sent to scour the ocean in seareh of Southern pirates, while our combined naval and military power will be so increased that we shall not only be able to drive the French out of Mexico, but to look after our national interests in any part of the world where our honor or interests are involved. Prixce Narorzon Coxpemsina Tae Em- Peror’s Mexican Poricy.—We publish to-day the translation of a very remarkable article which appeared in the Opinion Nationale of Paris—the organ of Prince Napoleon—and which is understood to put forward his views. Indeed, the article bears evidence of its having emanated from tbat high source. It is a fear- less, just and outspoken condemnation of the whole policy of Louis Napoleon in’ regard to Mexico. It exposes the fallacy of the pretence that the expedition has been in the interest of progress, showing that if Marshal Forey should continue to speak of such a thing as freedom of religious worship the church party of Mexico, which now acclaims him, would turn against him, and treat the French army at Mexico as Antonelli treated the French army at Rome. The worst feature of the expedition is, ac- cording to this article of Prince Napoleon's, that it cannot fail to embroil France in a war with America. In either contingency—of the defeat or the success of the rebellion— that result is equally certain to follow. If the Southern confederacy were to be es- tablished, its first aim would be to extend slavery by making a conquest of Metico; and if the Union were to be restored the Monroe doctrine would not permit the establishment of an empire in North America. Public opinion in France cannot conceive what induces the Emperor to wish for the success of the Southern confederacy, because his Mexican colony could have no more dangerous neightors. The ques- tion of cotton {fs declared to be no excuse; for that interests England more than it does . France; and yet it is England that has stopped the ardor of the French government in that direction. The certainty of the French Mexican policy producing « war with America is insisted upon with great force and clearness, and the Em- peror is adjured to avoid that danger by re- calling his troops to Europe, where they will be at no loss for employment, and carrying the expenses of the expedition to the account of profit and loss. No sounder advice gould be given, and we may hope that Louis Napoleon will not be slow to recognize and adopt it. Perhaps the idéa of the article is to prepare the French mind for that change of policy. The Emperor bas curious modes of doing business, and this may be one of them, Sorprens’ Bountres—Suarr Practices or THR War Derantwent.—We have received a num- ber of communications as well as personal visits from discharged volunteers; enrolled under the two years call, complaining of not being able to get their bonnties from the War Department. It appears that these men were all mustered out at periods varying from one to five weeks previous to the expiration of their term of ser- vice. On forwarding their papers to Washing- ton to obtain payment of the bounties pro- mised, them, the following curt reply was re- ceived:—“No bounty due, by decision of the Secretary of War. Paymaster General’s Office, August 19, 1863.” Now, it cannot be con- tended that these volunteers are not morally entitled to the bounties claimed by them. They enlisted on the condition of re- ceiving them, were willing to remain the week or two longer necessary to complete their legal term of service, and were mustered out before its expiration merely to suit the con- venience of the Department. The turning this sharp corner upon them looks as if they were discharged in advance of their time merely to save the fow hundred thousand dollars to whieh their bountios would amount in the aggre gate. ‘There is wo other military service in the world, we will venture to say, in which such a shabby trick weyld be véntured upon. If the Department persists in refusing to pay these bounties, under the pretence that the law is against them, we trust that Congress on its reassembling will take steps to do away with the technical difficulty, by aménding the act under which they were granted. A great gov- ernment like this should not shelter itself be- hind a legal quibble from doing justice to those who have fought and bled in its service. The Great City Gridiron. People who walk the streets of New York have not failed to notice numbers of workmen here, there and everywhere, busily employed laying down iron rails throughout the city.: They begin one patch here, then leave it to start another—always commencing, ‘but never completing, anything. In this way they have succeeded in completely mystifying the public as to their intentions. These railroad men, for the most part, are a class of creatures that have no souls, and theré- fore they stand in no dread of future punish- ment. Last Sunday they employed some two or three hundred laborerg, with souls, to push on this work of laying their rails—a consum- mation to which they seem determined to bend all their energies. So as to give the public some idea of their operations, we give a map in another part of to-day’s paper of the city of New York below our magnificent Park, which shows what will be the appearance of the metropolis after all these rails shall have been laid. The sites through which the street rail. roads pass or are to pass are indicated by black lines on the map. The nai of the roads are in nearly all cases derived from those of the atreeta they traverse. These railroad lines are gradually being pushed throughout New York. Fifth and Lexington avenues are perhaps the only ones as yet exempt from this innovation. These in the end will doubtless share the same fate, and then New York will be nothing more nor leas than one immense gridiron. If we could only roast a few of these railroad speculators on their own spit—regulating the punishment according to the Procrustean system—we would set an excellent example to similar cormorants and confer a lasting benefit on the city revenue. Retative Merits or Feperat anp Rese Cav- AtRY.—When the rebellion broke out we recol- lect reading an article from the Richmond Whig in which, amongst three reasons assigned for its being out of the power of the North to ever again recover the revolted States, it gave that of its inferiority in the qualities necessary to turn out good cavalry. Southern men were born in the saddle, and must therefore ever prove our superiors in this arm of the military service. How have the events of the warborne out this pretension? When General Scott was at the head of the army he seemed infected with asimilar notion, and discouraged the idea of making any considerable additions to our caval- ry force. It was not until extensive damage was inflicted upon us by that of the enemy that attention was paid to the recommendations of General McClellan, and the formation of addi- tional cavalry regiments resolved upoa. What has been the result? The ignorance and doubt in regard to the enemy’s movements which had been productive of so many mischiefs to us be- gan gradually to give place to better informs- tion and more confidence, and from the exten- sive cavalry raids made into the enewy’s terri- tory we obtained a clearer concept of the poverty of their resources, as well as of the most advantageous points to strike at. But this fur- ther fact has been demonstrated, that the boasted superiority of the chivalry as horsemen was mere bombast. Wherever our cavalry have encountered them in anything like equal force they have whipped them handsomely. So great, in fact, is the apprehension inspired among them by such leaders as Kilpatrick, Pleasanton, Grierson, Stoneman, Gregg, Wynd- bam and Buford, that they will always avoid a conflict with their commands if possi- ble. The cavalry element of the rebel armies, on which so much reliance was placed, has thus been completely neutralized, whilst ours is daily increasing in strength and efficiency. By and by it will be sufficiently numerous not only to perform a more important part in the field, but to act as a repressive force against the guerillas who continue to disturb the tranquilli- ty of the newly recovered districts. Common Sense av THe Heap or tae Army.— When General Hooker was in command of the Army of the Potomac the greater part of his time was spent in the regulation of newsboys and in the endeavor to give a forced circulation to a few pet political and sporting journals. It was not surprising that a general thus occu- pied should not only fail in his object, but also in . the duties which he was supposed to know some- thing about. American soldiers, though they understand the necessity of discipline, cannot be got to comprehend the necessity of an inter- ference with their choice of reading. General Meade, while he knows how to insist apon the one, shows that he respects the soldiers’ rights in the other, by diredting that they shall be allowed to receive any journal for which they may entertain a preference. This course offers a marked contrast to that of his predecessor, and proves the correctness of the saying that a good general is always attentivé $o the com- fort and happiness of his soldiers. Tue “Nixe Honpreo Tuovsann.’—Mr. Wil- liam H. Fry, musical director of Greeley’s nine hundred thousand, having been selected by Provost Marshal Farr, the remainder of that body of patriots will soon be “marching along.” They are only waiting for Governor Andrew’s “swarms,” which are probably on their way over the dusty roads of Massachusetts, News from San Francisco. Say Frowoweo, Anguat 21, 1893. Arrived, steamship Moses Taylor, from Panama, Also arrived, ship Hoogley, from Boston, Money Is easy. Considerable sums continue to arrive from the Fast for investment in mining stocks. Atlantic currency exchange selis at the rate of 21 a 23 per cent premium for gold in New York. Greenbacks sell for 80 cents, Sterling exchange is at 43 per cont promium. ‘The leading mining stocks, excepting Ophir, have da- clined. Ophir is worth $24 per foot, and Gould & Cur- renoy’s $47. There is a large amount of unemployed tonnage in port. Some favorable charters for grain to Europe hays been made, A ‘The political contest ts active. The eloction takes place on the first Wednesday in September. Messrs. Weller, Tod and Robinson are canvassing the State. Ban Fravesco, Angust 22, 1963. Sailed, steamer St. Louis for Panama, carrying one hun- drod and thirty-five passengers and one hundred and oighty thousand dollars In treasure for New York. ‘The St. Louis has also eight bundred thousand dollars fp treasnre for Rnetang, ee LES) ae = NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Pana ‘Wa, “UxGrox, August 22, 1963. THE QUESTION OF REOrmING TRADE ON THE MISSIG- SIPPI. The despatch from Cairo, recently plished, announc- ing that General Gram had authorized “odifications of the regulations for trade along the Mississij oi, and-was about to throw open that trade, is totally There has been no change in the regulations in thia re- spect herotofore made by the Treasury Department.’ It is well Known here that General Grant is not in favor of opéning this trade at this time, and it is believed that matter is under consideration by Secretary Chase, and Mr, Mollen, the Western agent of tho Treasury Depart- ment, ia here to advise with the Secretary upon the pro- Pprioty of adopting new regulations adapted to the change im the condition of affairs in the Southwoat. It is proba- ble that new regulations will be made, but these must first emanate from the Sécretary of the Treasury, and af- terwards be submitted for the approval of Generals Grant and Banks, before they will take effect, ag Mr. Chaso is unwilling to put in operation any system for intercourse with the States in rebelliba that shal! not first have been sanctioned by the generals commandingfthe departments in which they are to bo operative. It will thus necessarily be several weeks before any new regulations as to trade on the Misaissippt can be announced. “ PROTEOTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OBIO CANAL. ‘The stopping of the running of boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has had tho effect of calling governmont attention to the necessity of properly protecting this im- portant channel of trade and military communication. Accordingly , a council of the authorities has been held to- dag, and an ample protective force detailea. For some weoks back gangs of gueriflas have helped themselves to whatever horses were on the towpath, and have crossed them into Virginia. Gangs have infested Montgomery county, Md., end committed many dopredations upon stores and farms. GEN. HOOKER TO TARR THE FIBLD. Tt is understood that Gen. Hooker is to have active com- mand at some point ia the South. % THR SPEAKERSHIP, Among the visitors here is Hon. Mr. Bingbam. of Ohio. He bas been left out in the cold lately, although he was the reliance of tho republican side in the Just Congress to make prompt reply to the democratic orators, Mr. Colfax was vot up to this role; ‘but ho is now the prominent candidate for Speaker, and the offcial organ says that he is an orator and a states- man. RPFEOT OF THE NEWS OF THE PROBABLE CAPTURE OF SENATOR LANE BY GUBRILLAS. Tho news of the probable capture of Senator Jim Lance bas not caused 80 great distress here as it would if he bad not made a violent effort to inaugurate Kansas ruffianism. If the determination of Kansas men here is a criterion of Lane’s popularity at home ho will not be again returned to the Senate. SALE OF CONFISCATED PROPERTY. The Magshal for (he District of Columbia aavertises the Public sale of tho life estate of sixteen owners of numer ous pieces or parcels of ground, with the improvements, in this city, under the Confiscation act. Captains French, Forrest and Maffit’s éstates are included. ‘THE REBEL PRISONERS AT POINT LOOKOUT. There are now ten thousand rebel prisoners at Point Look out. They havecamps by themselves, with wall tents, and the same rations as our soldiers. Most of them have gold. and greenbacks, which for the timo being are in the hands of the Union Paymaster. A considerable portion of them express the opinion that the rebellion isa failure. The location of this encampment was that which was selected . by William C. Johnson for a great Southern watering THE UNION PRISONERS AT RICHMOND. Messrs. McCarty and H. Jennings arrived here this evening from the Libby prison, Richmond, where they have been confined for some time past. Eight others, ci- villans, left at the same time, apd all succeeded in making good their escape. They represent the condition of the large number of prisoners confined there as deplorable in the oxtreme. i) ABREST OF SUBSTITUTES. ‘The detectives attached to the Provost Marshal's office of Captain Sheetz arrested to-day John Nolan, a deserter from the Second District of Columbia Volunteers, and Richard Hucket, a drafted man. both of ‘whom had bired themeelves as substitutes. The money paid them was recovered. ‘THE DRAFT” The accuracy, promptness and efficiency exhibited in all the proceedings in regard to the draft in this District ig the subject of universal Commendation by the military authoritics, and tt is probable that Captain Scheetz will, in recognition of this merit, be promoted to the rank of Heutenent colonel, and assigned for duty in the office of the Provost Marshal General. DESERTERS SENT TO THEIR REGIMENTS. Seven bundred deserters have within the last two days been sent hence to join their respective regiments. PRISONERS GENT TO POINT LOOKOUT. Threo hundred prisoners of war were sent to-day from the Old Capitol to Point Lookout, Maryland. ‘The Neptune has left the ways and is now undergoing repairs to her machinery. She will also soon beready for sea. Her speed is rated at twenty-two and a half knots an hour, THE ADMISSION OF REBEL FTATES INTO THE UNION. The publication in the official organ of « long article to show that the masees of Tennessee, as weil as those of portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, are loyal, raises the hope that (he administration is to act upon the idea, and initiate measures to bring those Stated into the Union at an early day. “ MISSISSIPPI REPUDIATION. Much astonishment is expressed here that nothing has appeared from R. J. Walker or his friends touching a Jate article on repudiation in the Bankers’ Magazine, in which tho following extract from a letter of Governor McNutt, of Mississippi, is published:—* Our Senator, Robert J. Walker, and our representatives, Gwin and Thompson, sustain me on the repudiation question.’ imtelligence. ‘The most of the churches aro yet closed, and will not probably be reopened until the 6th of September, two weeks from to-day. CHURCH SERVIORS, In the Memorial church, Hammond street, corner of Waveriey place, the Rev. Samuel Maxwell, Jr., rector of St. Paul’s chureb, Akron, Obio, will preach this evening. Services at half-past ten and half-past seven o'clock. The Rev. D. A. Mack, chaplain Third Vermont, and tho Rev. Mr. Steno, of Boston, will officiate at the rooms of the New England Soldiers’ Relief Association, No. 194 Broadway, at three o'clock P. M. In St. Ann’s church, Eighteenth etreet, near Fifth aveaue, gervices at half-past ton, half-past three and eight o'clock, the afternoon being for deaf mutes. Spiritual meeting of the congrogation of the New Dis. pensation at hall 954 Broadway, corner of Twenty- third street, at balf-past ten o'clock A. M., and three and balf-past seven P.M. Afternoon Conference held at Dodworth Hall. AN AMUSING MISTAKE. The Hartford Zimes of Angust 18 gives the particulars of quite an amusing incid&nt which occurred in one of the IVaptford churches last Sunday afternoon:— ‘The Kev. Mr. Parket, pastor of the South Congregational church, felng absent, engaged with a minister from the “rural cistricte’”’ to supply his place, said clergyman never before having occupied Mr. Patker’s pulpit. In walking down Main street, when opposite the South Baptist chareh, he iaquired of @ any by if that was the South cburch. Bemg answered in the affirmative, he walked gravely up the centre aisle and took his #eat in the pulpit. Presently the Rev. Cushman, who was to preach, came in, and; seeing ® stranger in his place, asked ove of the deacons who bi . Nobedy knew. So Mr. Cushman, ascending the steps, took bis seat along- sido the stranger. The complimenis of the day were passed, the organ in thegneanwhile playing the yoiun- tary. ‘The stranger takes up the hymnbook to select the hymn, but, not recognizing the book, asked Mr. Cushman if that’ was the book used in that cburch, Mr, Cushman replied, Yes.” The stranger then asked Mr. Cusiman if he was to preach, and, receiving an atfirmatrye avewer, said, “There bay some mi ¢ here,as Mr. Parker requested me to fil his this afternoon. “Bless you’? plied Mr, Cushman, “thls is the South Baptist church; the South Congregational church is just below.” With many apologies for the mistake, the stranger took bis hat and retired iy, th somewhat in haste, down the side aisle, amid the pressed smiles of the con- gregation, reaching Mr. Parker's choreh just in time to Enay the fears of the congregation assembled there that they were not going to have any minister that after- Boon. Movements of Eastern Regiments. Borraw@, Augast 22, 1863. ‘The Forty-cighth Massachusetts regiment, and not the Pitty third regiment, passed through bere lant night for Boston. ‘The Fifty. thtrd Massachusetts rogiment, Col. Kimball, ix hundred and forty four men, of whom Sifty are sick, will arrive hore and leave to-night for home. ‘The Twenty-third Connecticut regimens to the ext re- elmant expected to arrive here, mS i @ UMPORTANT NEWS. The Armied of Gens. Rosecrans and Burnside Moving. Wolter bes. Simultaneous Movements on Chattanooga and Knoxvilte. The Armies in Good Condition and Fine Spirits, Rey key Orouwart, Augast 22, 1868. Advices from the army of General Rosecrans to the 18th, and from the army of General Burnside tothe 10th inst., have been received. e Both armies had commenced a forward movement.’ ‘The former is bound to Chattanooga and the latter’ 40 Knoxville, ‘The troops are in good condition and fine spirits, THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK. The Firemen and the Dreft. THE THREE MILLION DOLLAR ORDINANCR—THE FIRE- MEN, THE GOVERNOR, MAYOR, COMMON COUNCIL: AND INSURANCE COMPANIES—-REMARES OF JUDGE ADVOCATE WATERBURY—OCOMMITTEES OF CONPEB- ENCE APPOINTED, ETO., ETC. In obedience to a special call, the firemen of the Fire Department of this city held a meeting last night at Firemen’s Hall, Mercer street, for the purpose of consider- ing the draft question, and adopting such measures as are deemed necessary to secure the firemen, both active and + exempt, the privilege, as claimed by them, of exemption from involuntary enlistment. There was a very large at- tendance of those interested, and the proceedings were most harmoniously conducted. Chief Engineer Decker occupied the chair and called the meeting to order. 3 The roll having been called and the minutes of the lasé meoting having been read and approved, A Finmtan said be would like to know the object er the meeting. He understood it was something that interested the department generally—something which had more than a pecuniary interest at stake. After a few deaultory remarks from several members, ‘The Craimman said that the Governor had beon waited on several times, and had stated that ho would do all im his power to protect the interests and rights of every citizen of this State. It was impossible for the Governor to promise anything further at that time. Ho had sent the Adjutant General to Washington to confer with the President and Cabinet, and he had not returned af the time on which the Governor had ‘been walted upon, However, the Governor bad intimated that It would be impossible for him to make apy distinction with reference to the firemen, but that he thought the constitutionality of the question would be tested. Mr. Sxe1iixc, foreman of 46 engine, said be thought the call for the meeting had been issued for the purpose of asking the Mayor to sign tho $3,000,000 ordinance. LATTER FROM THE MAYOR. The Secretary then read the following communication from the Mayor: a Mayor's Orrice, New Yorn, Anguat 21, 1668. Joux Ce eas Esq, Engineer New York Fire De- — &e. of harmonizing our views as to cer- ‘wo differed. I regret to say that injurious to ree ppm ne firemen, entitled them to the fa of and their services here igo essential to safety the city, 1 hold it to be the duty of the municipal govern- ment to ide for their retention at home. Tam in favor of ‘ing for their relief from the : a 4 z z~ ini : ral times, understanding the difference between him and tho members of the Common Council, and he (the Mayor) bad generally given bim the sum and substance contained in the letter just’read. He (Mr. Decker) thought thut the matter at issue was a delicate one, and he did not think it right for them -to become too prominent ia tt. ‘The firemen bad had a duty to perform, and they per- formed it faithfully; but he would not like to bave tho might have a better effect. \ Councilman Haves, foreman of Engine Company No. 9, said there were only a few technical differences betwoom the Mayor and the Common Council; but that if tho Mayor still persisted in refusing to sigu the ordinance, the Common Couneil would make it a law in spule of him. (Applause. ) Mr. P. Y. Everert, foreman of Hook and Ladder Com- oom gg 6, asked if the ordinance included exeinpt fire. men Mr. Haves understood not. [t simply stated the word “firemen.”” REMARKS OF JUDGE ADVOCATR WATERBURY, Judge Advocate Neaon J. Wareracry, who had en- tered the room during the discussion, wes here intro. duced to the meeting. nud made some remarks in reia- to the subject under debate. He said that he tcok so much juterest in the matter of the draft I yg Hy Lh he camo there that night, ald fev 8 indisposed. Gov- ernor Seymour had done all be possibly could do to avoid this draft in New York. He bad assured tho government that if they allowed him to raise volunteers be would furnish them to any number reasonably required of this state. But the draft / was urged and forced upon this State, although, as they admitted and showed bim at Washington, vhis State at all previous calls bad furnished more than ite quota of men; and that although the State of Massa- cburetts was behind in her former qnotas to the extent of sixteen thousand men, yet no time would be allowed to this State, notwithetanding ai] that bad been done ta supply its men by volunteering. (Applanse.) The Go- vernor bad requested that volunteers might be ri and accepted as substitutes, man for man. That allowed, and the draft was forced on the people cuerempaning mater, display such as they all saw the city for Inst few days, * Now, be believed government ought to be supported with men for pose of maindhining the national authority when it requisite; but be did not think where volunteers could obtained readily there was any use in taking men force from their homes. Now, they could take up Hgrawp every day and fee a column of advertiser about men outside the city taking men away from York as substitutes. Ho knew of bis own know! made contracts to supply men to whole $200 a piece. He had goue with one of the ‘Aldermen ‘and Councilmen with the Mayor in refe- rence to the ordinance. le the ordinance over to the Mayor, who salt that he did not want to commit himeeif in any way with respect to the matter, He had explained the whole thing to the Mayor, but not- withstanding all that be had re(ured to sign the ordinance up to that time. He would venture to say if Mayor Op- dyke’s son was drafted he would not go. (Applause. ‘The Mayor insisted that the three hundred dollars sboul pot be paid unless the individual was mustered ins the United States seryice, and there was no escape for him, The Common Council jasisted that if @ fF si Ff HE zi des Now i family; or, if he thoug! tor by giving it to the goveruunent, Mr, Lincoln liad told him himself in the Wiite House ‘phat that was all the . Tf men wore willing bv} ‘Tos, single vee against it. & had got slong bs Thought we could do so stilt, (Applause.) He was